Teen In Hospital Battling Leukemia Asks For Fire Company Shirts

CBS Local — An aspiring firefighter wants to wear a different fire company’s t-shirt every day while he’s in the hospital battling leukemia.

16-year-old Timmy Richardson was diagnosed with leukemia on March 2 and will have to undergo treatment for about two years, followed by two years of check-ups.

According to the Facebook page “Timmy’s Battle,” Richardson participated in a youth firefighter program and plans to join the fire service when he gets older.

Richardson is hoping to wear a t-shirt from a different fire company every day while he’s in the hospital. A number of departments have already sent him shirts, and firefighters from local departments have stopped by the hospital to visit him.

“I’ve got a lot of support of the brotherhood from the fire department and my family is all pitching in to help. So it really helps. It really does,” Richardson said, via KREM.